Welcome to The Psychology Podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior and creativity. Each episode will feature a guest who will stimulate your mind, and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others, and the world we live in. Hopefully, we’ll also provide a glimpse into human possibility! Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast.

A legend in the field, economic psychologist Barry Schwartz
talks about how having too many options can be paralytic and
tiresome to the human psyche. Schwartz also discusses the
destructive force of an “only the best will do” mentality. We
contemplate the implications of these concepts across topics like
parenting...

Best selling author and social psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson
discusses motivational styles and how we can ensure people
understand who we truly are. It’s a particularly actionable
episode, where the listener can learn strategies aimed at effective
communication, habit formation and making better...

About the Podcast

Welcome to The Psychology Podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior and creativity. Each episode we’ll feature a guest who will stimulate your mind, and give you a greater understanding of your self, others, and the world we live in. Hopefully, we’ll also provide a glimpse into human possibility! Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast.